Actors, professional sports players, policymakers and activists made Time's list of the 100 Most Influential People for 2012. Three faces familiar to locals also made the cut. Click here to see the full list.

José Andrés

"No one kitchen — or 10 — can contain him. He is advocate, promoter, entrepreneur, philanthropist, artist. Keep up with him at your peril." wrote chef Tony Bourdain of Andrés, who owns eight D.C.-area restaurants.